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Guidelines for Controlling Beavers and Preventing Roadway Damage

Date: 1998-01-01
Categories: Environmental Impacts, Vertebrate Biology
Source: Sustainable Living Library

Summary

_ }Guidelines for Controlling Beavers and Preventing Roadway Damage Page | of 5 April 1, 1998 Road Management & TranSafty ne 1-800-777-233 i P (U.S. and Canada) Engineering Journal os alee Copyright © 1998 by TranSafety, Inc. Fax: (360) 683- : 6719 info@usroads.com Journals About Us} Links il Email Guidelines for Controlling Beavers and Preventing Roadway Damage The beaver (Castor canadensis) is North America's largest rodent and lives almost everywhere in the United States. Beavers have made a comeback after being trapped nearly to extinction at the turn of the century. Beaver management policy attempts to balance two points of view: those who enjoy beavers and those who consider them destructive pests. The material summarized here comes from three sources: "Beaver Damage Control," Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, Bureau of Wildlife Management (PUBL WM-007-96-REV); "Beaver Buster Confuses Critters," Peninsula Daily News, Monday, September 1, 1997; and